What awaits the McLaren AUTOSPORT BRDC Award winner

There are many reasons for wanting to win the McLaren AUTOSPORT BRDC Award, but the McLaren F1 test is the highlight. KEVIN TURNER was there to watch 2012 winner Jake Dennis in action and see what awaits this year's winner Matt Parry

Get to Formula 1. That is what most aspiring young racing drivers want to achieve, even if for most it will forever remain a dream. This explains why, despite the £100,000 that goes with it, the most special aspect of the McLaren AUTOSPORT BRDC Award prizes is the F1 test.

And this year it was Jake Dennis's turn to jump into a McLaren on the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit.